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Israel-based ZIM Integrated Shipping's Q2 revenue misses estimates on lower freight rates, volumes
OverviewZIM Q2 revenue falls 15% yr/yr to $1.64 bln, missing analyst expectationsAdjusted EBITDA and EBIT miss estimates due to lower freight rates and volumesCo raises lower end of full-year guidance for Adjusted EBITDA and EBITOutlookZIM expects 2025 Adjusted EBITDA of $1.8 bln to $2.2 blnCompany ...Reuters
Wed, Aug 20
Dycom Industries Q2 revenue rises 14.5%
Overview Dycom Industries Q2 contract revenues rise 14.5% yr/yr to $1.378 blnGAAP diluted EPS hits record $3.33, up 35.4% yr/yrNet income increases 42.5% to $97.5 mln, driven by operational efficiencyOutlookDycom expects fiscal 2026 revenue of $5.290 bln to $5.425 blnCompany anticipates Q3 revenue b...Reuters
Wed, Aug 20
Switzerland moves to strengthen its competitiveness after US tariffs
ZURICH, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Switzerland is intensifying efforts to strengthen its attractiveness as a business location, its government said on Wednesday, after being hit with some of the highest U.S. tariffs worldwide.Efforts will focus on regulatory relief for Swiss companies, and new rules incurri...Reuters
Wed, Aug 20
Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions
Aug 20 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 0930 GMT on Wednesday: ** India's Aurobindo Pharma is leading the race to buy Prague-based drugmaker Zentiva for up to $5.5 billion, the Economic Times reported, in...Reuters
Wed, Aug 20
Russia's Lavrov says security discussions without Moscow are 'road to nowhere'
MOSCOW, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Russia is in favour of reliable security guarantees for Ukraine but it hopes the United States understands that discussing security issues without Russia is a "road to nowhere", Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday.The U.S. has an increasingly clear understanding of the...Reuters
Wed, Aug 20
JPMorgan and MUFG near $22 billion data center financing deal in Texas, FT reports
Aug 20 (Reuters) - U.S. lender JPMorgan Chase JPM.N and Japan's Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group 8306.T are in talks to underwrite a $22 billion loan for a data center in Texas, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday.Reuters
Wed, Aug 20
Morning News Call - U.S., August 20
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Wed, Aug 20
Sustainable Finance Newsletter - Despite Trump's fuss, few "debanking" complaints
By Ross Kerber Aug 20 (Reuters) - This is the weekly Reuters Sustainable Finance Newsletter, which you can sign up for here.U.S. President Trump and other Republicans have been harshly critical of the "debanking" of conservatives they say major financial institutions have carried out, but...Reuters
Wed, Aug 20
EXCLUSIVE-Amazon looks to ditch homegrown software for Android in Fire tablet revamp, sources say
Amazon plans first Android-powered tablet next yearAmazon's shift to Android aims to address complaints about Fire OS New tablet could cost around $400, nearly double current high-end modelBy Greg Bensinger SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Amazon AMZN.O is plotting a big change to its Fire t...Reuters
Wed, Aug 20
US trans woman challenges Dutch asylum rejection
By Charlotte Van Campenhout AMSTERDAM, Aug 20 (Reuters) - A 28-year-old transgender woman from the U.S. began a legal challenge on Wednesday to the rejection of her asylum application in the Netherlands where she had sought political asylum saying she no longer felt safe in the United States.Vero...Reuters
Wed, Aug 20
Fire breaks out on US naval ship off Japan's Okinawa, NHK says
TOKYO, Aug 20 (Reuters) - A fire broke out on U.S. naval ship New Orleans off southern Japan's Okinawa prefecture on Wednesday, public broadcaster NHK reported.There have been no reports of injuries, and vessels from Japan's Self-Defence Forces are fighting the fire, NHK said.Reuters
Wed, Aug 20
Amazon Says Amazon Business Customers Now Have Access To 25% More Items Globally Than Last Year
Aug 20 (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O:AMAZON: AMAZON BUSINESS CUSTOMERS HAVE ACCESS TO 25% MORE ITEMS GLOBALLY COMPARED TO THIS TIME LAST YEARAMAZON: AMAZON BUSINESS DRIVING OVER $35 BILLION IN ANNUALIZED GROSS SALESAMAZON: SELECTION FROM SMALL BUSINESS SELLERS GREW CLOSE TO 80% GLOBALLY Y-O-YSou...Reuters
Wed, Aug 20
Berlin says trade barriers must be avoided after latest US tariff hike
BERLIN, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Further trade barriers must be avoided, a German economy ministry spokesperson said on Wednesday, after Washington announced higher import tariffs on hundreds of steel and aluminium products."It is clear that further trade restrictions must be avoided as a matter of ur...Reuters
Wed, Aug 20
Doe & Emuss names Watmough underwriter, director of broking
By Ashish TiwariAug 20 - (The Insurer) - Specialist underwriting agency Doe & Emuss (D&E) has appointed John Watmough as underwriter and director of broking.Watmough, a professional liability expert with more than two decades of experience in the London insurance market, will bolster D&E...Reuters
Wed, Aug 20
Russia's Putin discussed Ukraine with Turkey's Erdogan, Kremlin says
MOSCOW, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin held a phone call with his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan to discuss Ukraine and the outcome of Putin's summit last week with U.S. President Donald Trump, the Kremlin said on Wednesday.Reuters
Wed, Aug 20
